disturbance of the peace
Example Sentences
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A police court judge sided with Durfee, ruling: “The salutation, ‘Oh, you kid!’ is a disturbance of the peace and is punishable by ninety days’ imprisonment in the city jail.”
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2014
It was the breach in the general feeling of security under the Sarawak Government, which for a time magnified every little disturbance of the peace into a public danger.
From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by McDougall, Henriette
The crowd around the house continued to increase all the morning, but a hundred policemen arriving at one o'clock, no disturbance of the peace was attempted.
From The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 by Headley, Joel Tyler
I saw not a single disturbance of the peace.
From Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Linthicum, Richard
There was no injury or offence attempted to be committed against anybody, and no disturbance of the peace took place.
From The Wearing of the Green, or The Prosecuted Funeral Procession by Sullivan, A.M. (Alexander Martin)
